The social media photos include one showing 50 Cent lying in bed with bundles of $100 bills.

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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - JULY 08: 50 Cent celebrates his birthday with a performance at The Pool After Dark at Harrah's Resort on Wednesday July 8, 2015 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Tom Briglia/FilmMagic)

A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has ordered rapper 50 Cent to explain Instagram photos showing him surrounded by wads of cash.

The performer himself did not plan to attend a hearing in bankruptcy court Tuesday morning, which was scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. in Hartford.